scholarly journals Supply Chain Management Practices and SME Performance in Arua Municipality, Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Olema Hamiza ◽  
Alain Vilard Ndi Isoh
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Is Value

This study focused on the relationship between supply chain management practices and SME performance in Arua Municipality, Uganda. The research axiology is value free and the approach is deductive. Data were sourced using both structured and semi-structured questionnaire survey consisting of 140 SMEs registered with the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB).Research outcomes revealed that supply chain collaboration is a precursor of SME performance. Whereas, internal management, use of information communication technology and innovation were proven to be statistically insignificant predictors of SME performance.The analysis of the study is deterministic and findings are hypothetical. The research design prohibits studying SME performance using exploratory views. In addition, data collection tool was standardized questionnaire design, and operationalised using quantitative procedures. Application of an in-depth interview could have given profound insights of the studied phenomenon.The practical effects of this study are that: owners and/or Managers of SMEs should improve performance by engaging in collaborative approaches such as long term contracts and interdependence. Scholarly presentations on the effects of supply chain management practices on the performance of SMEs in Arua Municipality, Uganda have attracted little scholarly attention in the past years. This study is therefore of momentous contribution in this area of research.

Organizational Performance through Dairy Supply Chain Management Practices

2016 ◽  
pp. 84-96
Author(s):  
Rajeev Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Organizational implementing supply chain management (SCM) has obtained improved performance. Cost savings, increased revenues and the reduction of defects in products are some of the main advantages of introducing dairy supply chain management. These are also mentioned as long-term goals of the supply chain. Business profitability is closely associated with market and business shares. Based on the long-term goals of the SCM, the organizational performance measures are identified as financial and market performance and customer satisfaction. In the context of SCM, the financial and market performance factor is operational zed in terms of market share, return of total assets, annuals sales growth (Tan et al, 1999).The research paper attempts to find out the relationship between the dairy supply chain management (DSCM) practices and organizational performance. Various practices of DSCM through extensive literature review is taken into account i.e. Information and Communication Technology Practices, Supplier Relationship Practices, Supply Chain Manufacturing Practices, Inventory management system, Warehousing Management System, Transportation Management System, Customer Relationship Management for establishing the relationship with organizational performance. The aim of this study is to recommend these findings to companies which are still at the infancy stage when it comes to dairy supply chain management and integration with customers and suppliers.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Management and Customer Satisfaction in Small to Medium Enterprises

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osayuwamen Omoruyi ◽  
Chengedzai Mafini
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Product Variety ◽  
Business Failure ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract To circumvent the possibility of business failure, small to medium enterprises in emerging economies face mounting pressure to increase the satisfaction of their customers. The adoption of supply chain management practices is critical to the provision of quality products and services as well as the satisfaction of customers by small to medium enterprises. This paper investigated the relationship between customer satisfaction, supply chain management practices and three input factors; namely, product quality, flexibility and product variety in small to medium enterprises. The study adopted a quantitative approach in which a four section questionnaire was distributed to 131 managers in small to medium enterprises based in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Hypotheses were tested using regression analysis. The results of the study revealed that product quality and flexibility predicted supply chain management practices. Supply chain management practices were also statistically significant, and mediated the relationship between customer satisfaction and product quality and flexibility. Based on these results, conclusions were drawn and appropriate recommendations were made.

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management Practices and Organizational Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Musah Osumanu Doumbia ◽  
Iddrisu Awudu ◽  
Mariama Yakubu ◽  
Vinay Gonela
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Pharmaceutical Firms ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to use empirical data to examine the effect of supply chain management practices on organizational performance of pharmaceutical firms in a developing country. The conceptual model was based on supply chain management practices. Purposive sampling was used to gather data from cross section of pharmaceutical firms. Partial least square (PLS) structural equation modelling (SEM) approach was used to test the relationship among the constructs. The results show a strong statistically significant positive relationship between supply chain management practice and organizational performance. Supply chain performance was used as a mediating variable, but the result was inconsequential, and it had no effect on the relationship between supply chain management practices and organizational performance.

Research on the Impact of Supply Chain Integration Span on Firm Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 4778-4780
Author(s):  
Fan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

As the core connotation of supply chain management, supply chain integration is the highest level of supply chain management development. This paper aims to explore the relationship between supply chain integration and building inter-firm linkages, and firm performance as well. Through building a theoretical model among them, and put forward the corresponding hypotheses and sub-hypotheses. We based on firms in Wuhan as the study samples to collect data and conduct the empirical analysis. The result of econometric analysis shows that span of integration is positively related to commitment to building inter-firm linkages and firm performance. Finally, propose ​​management recommendations and inspiration for firm’s supply chain integration and management practices.

scholarly journals Green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and their impact on performance: An insight from the Jordanian construction sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-104
Author(s):  
Noor Al-Ma’aitah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
World Trade Organisation ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between green supply chain management (GSCM) practices and performance (environmental, economic and organisational) within the construction sector in Jordan. Based on the literature review, the survey designed included46 key items. Data was collected from 133 managers in the construction sector. Multiple regression analysis wasundertakento test the study hypotheses. The analysis showedmixed results, green construction and investment recovery wassupported in three hypotheses; internal environmental management was supported only with organisationalperformance. The practical implicationsof the findings include creating more effort to attaining benefits from the world trade organisation(WTO) initiatives to establish long-term relationships with foreign customers to learn and enhance green practices in Jordan’s construction sector. This work is one of few studies thatinvestigatesGSCM practices in the construction sector ofa developing country.

scholarly journals The Reflections of Supply Chain Management Practices on R-D

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Mert Kiliç ◽  
Harun Demirkaya
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
New Products ◽  
Direct Costs ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The World ◽  
Logistics Services ◽  
The Relationship

The globalization of the world brings lots of interferences and relationships for the firms to have competitive advantage. As the logistics services has a very important role for both reducing the direct costs and the customer satisfaction, Supply Chain Management increases its importance by the large area of its effect for both inbound and outbound processes of logistics. R-D is also very critical for the firms to sustain themselves in the age of competition. The customers always desires the best and the most brand-new products on the cheapest price. So examining the relationship between these two very important factors is inevitable. In this paper, it is examined that what is the reflections of supply chain management practices on R-D.

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